diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c7d19356..7a2f6337f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
 BUG FIXES:
 
 * core: More plugin server fixes that avoid hangs on OS X 10.7 [GH-87]
+* virtualbox: More robust version parsing for uploading guest additions. [GH-69]
 
 ## 0.1.2 (June 29, 2013)
 
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/driver.go b/builder/virtualbox/driver.go
index b0b261260..b36b5c636 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/driver.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/driver.go
@@ -124,11 +124,12 @@ func (d *VBox42Driver) Version() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("VBoxManage --version output: %s", stdout.String())
+	versionOutput := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+	log.Printf("VBoxManage --version output: %s", versionOutput)
 	versionRe := regexp.MustCompile("[^.0-9]")
-	matches := versionRe.Split(stdout.String(), 2)
+	matches := versionRe.Split(versionOutput, 2)
 	if len(matches) == 0 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("No version found: %s", stdout.String())
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("No version found: %s", versionOutput)
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("VirtualBox version: %s", matches[0])